Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News v. 10 n. 10, October 2024

Advocacy & Public Policy Committee News support the committee's mission to monitor governmental activities and social justice issues affecting the professional interests of ARLIS/NA and to keep the ARLIS/NA membership informed. The monthly alerts are intended to be conversation starters, help members keep up on public policy issues and alert members to new developments. The articles compiled in the News Alerts bring to the forefront recent news from a range of perspectives designed to elicit discussion; they are not compiled to represent the views of ARLIS as an organization or the members of the Advocacy and Public Policy Committee.

Previous issues can be found here: https://www.arlisna.org/news/appc-news-alert. 

Art & Activism

• Lawson-Tancred, Jo. “Activists Who Glued Themselves to a JMW Turner Painting Acquitted.” Artnet News, October 2, 2024.

• Nayyar, Rhea. “Gaza Photo Pasted on Picasso Painting at UK’s National Gallery.” Hyperallergic, October 9, 2024. 

• Nayyar, Rhea. “Neo-Nazi Tiki Torch ‘Monument’ to Trump Emerges in DC.” Hyperallergic, October 29, 2024.

• News Desk. “School of the Art Institute of Chicago Students Stage Walkout in Protest of War in Gaza." Artforum, October 29, 2024.

• Pontone, Maya. “NYC’s Rubin Museum Faces Repatriation Demands Ahead of Closure.” Hyperallergic, October 2, 2024.

• Solomon, Tessa. “Artists Nan Goldin, Molly Crabapple Arrested at Pro-Palestine Protest at New York Stock Exchange.” ARTnews.com, October 16, 2024.

• Solomon, Tessa. “Activists Cover Picasso’s ‘Motherhood’ Painting with Image of Gazan Mother and Child.” ARTnews.com, October 9, 2024.

Copyright & Licensing; Open Access

• Aton, Francesca. “Artist Sues Over Copyright Rejection for Award-Winning Artwork Generated by AI.” ARTnews.com, October 3, 2024. 

• Farfan, Isa. “25K+ Artists Decry ‘Unlicensed Use of Creative Works’ to Train AI.” Hyperallergic, October 24, 2024.

• Lawson-Tancred, Jo. “Art Collective Behind Viral Image of Kamala Harris Sues for Copyright Infringement.” Artnet News, October 11, 2024.  

• Whiddington, Richard. “‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producers Sue Tesla for Ripping Off Their Art.” Artnet News, October 22, 2024.

Funding

• Drake, Carolina Ana. "Florida arts organisations devastated by Ron DeSantis's funding cuts." The Art Newspaper, October 21, 2024.

• Hirschfeld, Peter. "Vermont libraries get federal funds to upgrade facilities." Vermont Public, October 1, 2024.

• Lang, Alison. “Exploring the hidden stories of books: Andrews gift will support book science research and innovation at the Fisher.” University of Toronto Libraries News, October 18, 2024.

• Loos, Ted. “Buy? Share? Borrow? Art Institutions Rethink Their Acquisition Strategies.” The New York Times, October 24, 2024.

• Nelson, George. “British Museum Still Accepting Tobacco Money Amid Criticism of $65 M. BP Deal.” ARTnews.com, November 6, 2024.

• Pogrebin, Robin. "Ford Foundation Gives $10 Million to Studio Museum in Harlem." The New York Times, October 28, 2024.

• Stremple, Claire. "Grant increases museum access for Alaska Native artists and culture bearers." Alaska Beacon, October 4, 2024.

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (IDEA)

• Hsu, Andrea. "Where manufacturing jobs have shrunk, a library is giving a leg up to entrepreneurs." NPR, October 11, 2024.

• Nayyar, Rhea. “What Makes a Successful Museum Land Acknowledgment?” Hyperallergic, October 13, 2024.

• Watlington, Emily. “Confederate and Colonialist Monuments Are Finally Being Toppled, But Few Can Agree on What Goes in Their Place.” ARTnews.com, October 2, 2024.

• Williams, Stephanie Sparling. “Curatorial Risks Worth Taking to Foster a Sense of Belonging in Museums.” The Art Newspaper, October 4, 2024.

Intellectual Freedom/Access to Information

• Appel, Jeremy. “Union of BC Indian Chiefs calls for ‘concrete’ changes to ATIP laws.” Alberta Native News, October 9, 2024.

• Farfan, Isa. “ACLU Sues Colorado Town Over Cancellation of Native Artist’s Residency.” Hyperallergic, October 21, 2024. 

• Greenberger, Alex. “Mexico City Museum Pulls Artwork About Sex Worker After Controversy.” ARTnews.com, October 16, 2024.

• Greenberger, Alex. “Texas Art Museum Briefly Shutters Show About Cowboys, Race, and Gender After Visitor ‘Feedback.’” ARTnews.com, October 18, 2024. 

• Klett, Maddie. “Amid an Uptick in Censorship, a National Coalition Is Helping Artists Fight Back.” ARTnews.com, October 24, 2024.

Technology and Digital Privacy

• Applewaithe, Jodie. “Parliamentary committee calls on federal government to amend Privacy Act.” CBC News, October 10, 2024.

• Aton, Francesca. "British Library Slowly Recovers Following Cyberattack." ARTnews, October 14, 2024.

• Strasser, Scott. “Calgary Public Library's cybersecurity breach the result of suspected ransomware attack.” Calgary Herald, October 18, 2024.

Workplace

• Bauer, Laura. "At a Kansas City street corner in crisis, here’s how library staff keep doors open to all." The Kansas City Star, October 11, 2024.

• Caron, Christina. "Librarians Face a Crisis of Violence and Abuse." The New York Times, October 31, 2024.

• Daum, Nick. "Penn Libraries staff officially unionizes after months-long delay in election vote count." The Daily Pennsylvanian, October 30, 2024.

• Stromberg, Matt. "LA Artists Drape Keffiyeh on Noguchi Sculptures in Protest." Hyperallergic, October 8, 2024.

• Vansynghel, Margo. "Seattle Art Museum security staff will strike barring new contract." The Seattle Times, October 22, 2024.

Miscellaneous

• Pontone, Maya. "Ancient Maya City Discovered in Southeastern Mexico." Hyperallergic, October 30, 2024.

• Pontone, Maya. "New York Art Advisor Lisa Schiff Pleads Guilty in $6.5M Fraud Case." Hyperallergic, October 18, 2024.

• Pontone, Maya. "Weatherspoon Art Museum Receives 270+ Works on Feminism and the South." Hyperallergic, October 28, 2024.

This issue of News Alerts was compiled by Michele Jennings, Stephanie Kays, Torie Quiñonez, Michelle Riggs Waller, and Annie Sollinger.